Thursday, July 4, 2024 – 23:44. Updated on Friday, July 5, 2024 – 01:00. – Nuku’alofa, Tonga
Tonga celebrated King Tupou VI’s birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the Tongan Navy with a Navy Fleet Review of visiting navy ships in Nuku’alofa on Thursday, 4 July 2024.
Multi-national brass bands marched with ships’ companies through central Nuku’alofa and through the grounds of the Royal Palace.
Tonga celebrated King Tupou VI’s birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the Tongan Navy with a Navy Fleet Review of visiting navy ships. Nuku’alofa, 4 July 2024. Photo: NZDF.
Tonga celebrated King Tupou VI’s birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the Tongan Navy with a Navy parade made up of multi-national bands and ships’ companies. Nuku’alofa, 4 July 2024. Photo: NZDF.
HM King Tupou VI with his Colonel-in-Chief of HMAF, HRH Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala made a Navy Fleet Review of six visiting navy ships and three patrol boats. Attending the review were high ranking navy officers from Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and United States. From the region, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa and Kiribati sent representatives.
The celebrations on the Public Holiday included a Thanksgiving Service at the FWC Centenary Church, the Maritime fleet review, and navy parade in Nuku’alofa, followed by a Royal Luncheon at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall.
International visitors,from left, Kiribati, Royal Navy, HMAF, China, Japan, Samoa, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand. 50th Anniversary of the Tongan Navy, Fleet Review of visiting navy ships. Nuku’alofa, 4 July 2024. Photo: NZDF.
HM King Tupou VI. Navy Fleet Review of visiting navy officers. Port of Nuku’alofa, 4 July 2024. Photo: NZDF.
Photos by Petty Officer Chris Weissenborn NZDF
HMAS Choules joined a Navy Parade made up of multi national bands and ships companies of visiting ships. Nuku’alofa, Tonga. 4 July 2024. Photo: NZDF.
